This month on the blog, we will be focusing on dealing with insecurities. The women that have submitted stories will be choosing what to focus on involving an insecurity that they have. When I think about insecurities, I think about how much I have grown in having confidence about myself. I have always been a bigger girl and I have been on a crazy journey to self-acceptance. Most days I feel great about myself but there are some days that my insecurities are very loud. My goal is to always be honest and to be self-reflective. Growing up I let my confidence about my weight stop me from doing a lot of things and it has been a major factor in the shy Shatia that everyone knows. I’m naturally not a talker but learning to deal with mean people, has made me an observer. I pick up on vibes and I act accordingly. Being a bigger woman, I noticed that there are things I do to prevent people from connecting me to any stereotypes that people have about fat people. I don’t want to appear ...